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Jorge Caballero (Peru) "a masterful guitarist… deft, powerful technique." - The New York Times |
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Iliana Matos (Cuba) Iliana Matos has an extraordinary career spanning more than three decades that has earned her a place among the world's pre-eminent guitarists. She has performed extensively throughout North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Cuban-born Iliana Matos has lived in Canada since 2013 and has become a favourite in the Canadian guitar scene. With her love of contemporary music and desire to develop the guitar repertoire, Iliana Matos has premiered works by numerous composers, including Eduardo Morales, Tomás Marco, Zulema de la Cruz, Gabriel Estarellas, Flores Chaviano, Ileana Pérez, Madays Andino, Ñico Rojas, Yalil Guerra, Luis Mario Ochoa and Eduardo Martín. Matos made history as the first woman to win the prestigious S.A.R. La Infanta Doña Cristina International Guitar Competition, and as the only person to win the special prize for Best Interpretation of Spanish Music in two consecutive years, 1995 and 1996. She was a prize-winner at eleven major international competitions, including first prizes at the Andrés Segovia, Luys Milán, and Manuel Ponce international guitar competitions. Of her talent, the legendary guitarist Maria Luisa Anido said: "I am impressed by your wonderful guitarristic art, and I am proud to know that a woman (and a Cuban woman!) came to such a degree of artistic perfection." "Her name deserves to go down in guitar history as one of the great players of our time." |
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Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (United States/Brazil) The Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet is one of the most multifaceted groups in any genre. The LAGQ is comprised of four uniquely accomplished musicians bringing a new energy to the concert stage with programs ranging from Bluegrass to Bach. They consistently play to sold-out houses world-wide. Their inventive, critically acclaimed transcriptions of concert masterworks provide a fresh look at the music of the past, while their interpretations of works from the contemporary and world-music realms continually break new ground. Programs including Latin, African, Far East, Irish, Folk and American Classics transport listeners around the world in a single concert experience. Their 'Don Quixote' collaboration with Firesign Theater veteran, actor Philip Proctor, continues to expand and delight audiences and the work 'SHIKI: Seasons of Japan' written for the LAGQ plus guitar orchestra by composer Shingo Fujii is connecting communities across the nation. Winner of a 2005 Grammy Award, their "Guitar Heroes" CD released on Telarc is a brilliant follow-up to their Grammy nominated "LAGQ-Latin". "Spin" continues their explorations of jazz and contemporary music. "LAGQ: BRAZIL", including collaborations with vocalist Luciana Souza, was released to rave reviews, and their newest recording of the Rodrigo "Concierto Andaluz" and Sergio Assad's "Interchange", written specifically for them, quickly climbed to top spot on the Billboard charts. |
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Dale Kavanagh
(Canada/Germany) Canadian-born Dale Kavanagh is acclaimed as one of the guitar world's most gifted interpreters. Between 1986 and 1988 Ms. Kavanagh was a top prize-winner in Spain's "Segovia Competition," Italy's "Gargnano Competition," Switzerland's "Neuchatel Competition," and First and Special Prize winner in Finland's "Scandinavian International Guitar Competition." Dale Kavanagh studied at Acadia University, Dalhousie University, the University of Toronto, and the Banff Center in Canada, then completed her graduate studies with the Solisten Diplom at the Musik Akademie der Stadt Basel with Oscar Ghiglia, in Switzerland. Dale Kavanagh performs internationally as a soloist, and in concertos with orchestra. She also is part of the Amadeus Guitar Duo with German guitarist Thomas Kirchhoff. She has given over one thousand recitals in more than forty countries, and is a regular recitalist and teacher in music festivals throughout Europe, North and South America, and Asia. Dale was an exclusive artist with (Hänssler Classic) since 1999 which enabled Dale to make seventeen (17) CDs. She is now a Naxos Artist with more CDs in the works. Dale is currently very engaged with composing and has recently written pieces for The Marlow International Guitar Youth Competition, Aniello Desiderio, Costas Cotsiolis, Giampaolo Bandini, Emma Rush, ChromaDuo, Irina Kulikova and many more. Dale Kavanagh is currently Professor of Guitar at the Musikhochschule in Detmold, Germany. "A true poet on the Guitar." - Volks Blatt "Die Kultur News fur Liechtenstein" |
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All performances take place at the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall. By Mail: By Phone: In Person: Note that seniors, students, and SCGS members receive significant discounts on tickets! All current SCGS members will receive a separate email or letter with the online discount code. |
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 Stephanie Jones
, Saturday, September 30, 2023 |
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| Ana Vidovic
, Saturday, November 11, 2023 |
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| Benjamin Verdery, Saturday, March 16, 2024 |
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| Manuel Barrueco, Saturday, May 4, 2024 |
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Benaroya Hall: For updated information on COVID-19 protocols at Benaroya Hall, please visit: |
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